Observations on Saturday night’s Ohio State-Notre Dame game by Joey Kaufman: The game at hand • Short-attention span synopsis: The usual fireworks from Ohio State’s offense were missing. Its star receiver was sidelined. A Heisman Trophy hopeful quarterback missed his favorite target. Instead of the aerial show, the Buckeyes found success in the trenches, grinding out a win to show their mettle and push back on a finesse reputation that was gaining steam late last fall. Jaxon Smith-Njigba exits early in Ohio State’s season-opening win over Notre Dame • Pregame buzz: Few Ohio State season openers have been more anticipated than the one Saturday. Not only was it the Buckeyes’ first-ever top-five matchup held during the opening week, but it was also Notre Dame’s first trip to Columbus since 1995. Ticket prices on the secondary market averaged hundreds of dollars for the matchup between the Midwestern blue-bloods, making it one…
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